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Concurrent Education Session

Equity and Inclusion

SAT-B03: Fostering (not Fighting) Change: Innovative Approaches to Preservation Practice

Saturday, October 11, 2025
2:00 PM - 3:15 PM CT
1.25 PDH, LA CES/HSW, AICP, FL

Preservation practice must evolve in the face of cultural and ecological change. When significance is grounded in the narratives people hold and the ways in which stewards care for places rather than primarily in their material condition, change and preservation are possible, often uplifting the voices of long-underrepresented communities.

Learning Outcomes:

  • Build arguments for sensitive change in historically significant sites by taking a new approach to the Secretary of the Interior’s Guidelines.
  • Empower yourself, or others who manage and maintain significant landscapes, to guide change in ways that keep landscapes relevant and meaningful to their communities.
  • Recognize the multitude of decisions that landscape architects and other professionals make to balance accommodating change and preserving design integrity.
  • Understand change as a positive force in retaining or amplifying the relevance, quality, and performance of designed landscapes as they age.